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Hello readers. Households are to be slugged nearlyi $2bn in rooftop solar subsidies this year, and a union boss ‘filmed the rape’ of a woman, a court hears.

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$2bn solar hit

Households will pay nearly $2 billion for rooftop solar installation subsidies this year, costing every home nearly $200.

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Australian Opposition Leader Bill Shorten speaks to the media after a visit to the Pearce Community Centre in Canberra, Monday, February 18, 2019. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Medivac fallback

The Morrison government says 265 offshore detainees rejected by the US for resettlement could now seek entry to Australia. Keep up with the latest from parliament in our live blog, PoliticsNow.

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Bradley Soper was killed during a home invasion in Sydney.

Home invader ‘a weightlifter’

A Sydney man who died in a suspected home invasion and was confronted by a suburban dad has been indentified as a personal trainer and weightlifter.

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Dave Hanna leaves the District Court in Brisbane, Monday, February 18, 2019. Hanna, a former CFMEU Queensland secretary is appearing on the opening day of a rape trial after an alleged incident at a woman's home after the pair met outside a bar in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley in March last year. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt)

Union boss ‘filmed rape’

Veteran union boss and Labor powerbroker Dave Hanna ­allegedly filmed an unconscious woman while he raped her, a court has heard.

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Johannes Leak’s view

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